Eco-Tourism – A Grant for Humanity

A lot of you have probably heard of the word eco-tourism. It is now becoming a worldwide concept. It is enjoying nature as its best at the same time being able to preserve nature for generations to come. Most Natural resources and breath taking natural cites are being destroyed due to man's exploration and use. With eco-tourism, man enjoys these lands and resources without destroying and being able to maintain the nature.

This concept is not new. It has been there for decades. Perhaps it is only now that it is becoming popular as we are now greatly seeing the importance of preserving the environment. Since this is becoming a worldwide interest a lot of places and being considered as possible sites, a lot of governments and agencies all over the world are providing grants in financial aid to individuals or groups with eco-tourist programs.

A lot of individual are now becoming eco-tourist. They would like to visit remote places and experience the diverse culture the world has to offer. With the influx of tourist, often the area becomes degraded.

Either the local people do not have the have the manpower to maintain the place or funding to maintain the area is low or even non-existent. If you belong to one of these groups who have a project or an individual who are greatly interested in eco-tourism and would want to start a project this would be great news for you. Funds are available. They are out there. All you need to do is look.

Your primary concern is the feasibility of your project. You must be ready to provide all the necessary details to be awarded this grant. These grants are not easily awarded. Be sure you are asking the right amount of funding. Too much and you may be denied and too little your program might not take off. Be detailed with your proposal as much as possible.

In the previous decades, small groups have established eco-lodges allowing people to experience the beauty of nature. Despite all the good intentions people are still less educated about eco-tourism that without the awareness and policies these eco-destinations would soon be gone or destroyed.

A lot of projects are needed to maintain these eco-tourist spots. Often what is lacking is the manpower or individuals to start these projects.

From tree planting to beach cleaning to simple information dissemination are very important contributions. Like I said earlier, funding is available but a lot of individuals are denied these funding because of the feasibility of the project. Either the project is poorly planned or the project is asking for too much money that it becomes questionable.

Study Eco-tourism through website. There are now hundreds of eco-tourism websites available that would provide you with the necessary information you need about the place you want, policies you need to be aware of and other information that would help you start your own eco-tourism project.

Keep in mind that one of the primary intentions of eco-tourism is to be able to preserve nature the way it is while man is allowed to be there and experience its beauty. Proper planning and being aware of all the fact, and details of your project, would allow you to obtain that much needed funding.